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Leclerc delivers home win for Ferrari at Monza

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Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc drives during the Italian Formula One Grand Prix race at Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit, in Monza on September 1, 2024. Picture: Andrej ISAKOVIC, AFP

MONZA, Italy – Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari a stunning home Italian Formula One Grand Prix victory after managing his tyres on a one-stop strategy to hold off McLaren favourites Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris on Sunday.

Leclerc, who did a mighty 38 laps around Monza on a set of hard tyres, sent the crowd wild when he took the chequered flag 2.6 seconds clear of a charging Australian Piastri with Britain's Norris third after starting on pole position.

Both McLaren drivers did two stops.